Table of Contents

Introduction Chronology Overview Essays Armed Resistance in the Black Power Movement Black Power, Red Power, and the Potential of Red-Black Unity Black Power Studies Gender, Black Women, and Black Power Urban Rebellions Entries Abubakari, Dara (Virginia Collins) (1915–2011) African Liberation Support Committee Afro Set Black Nationalist Party for Self-Defense (1967–1973) Alabama Black Liberation Front Ali, Muhammad (1942–2016) All-African People's Revolutionary Party Assassinations Attica Prison Rebellion Baker, General Gordon, Jr. (1941–2014) Bambara, Toni Cade (1939–1995) Baraka, Amiri (LeRoi Jones) (1934–2014) Black Aesthetic Black Arts Movement Black Bookstores Black Churches Black Economic Union Black Internationalism "Black Is Beautiful" Black Liberation Army Black Marxism (Book) Black Music Black Panther Party Black Power Abroad Black Power Conferences Black Prisoner Activism Black Psychology Black Student Activism Black Student Alliance Black Studies Black United Front Black Women's Alliance/Third World Women's Alliance (1970–1975) Blaxploitation Films Boggs, James (1919–1993) and Grace Lee (1915–2015) Bond, Julian (1940–2015) Bremond, Walter (1934–1982) Brown, Elaine (1943–) Brown, Hubert "H. Rap" (1943–) Brown, James (1933–2006) Carmichael, Stokely (Kwame Ture) (1941–1998) Carter, Alprentice "Bunchy" (1942–1969) Che Lumumba Club Chisholm, Shirley (1924–2005) Cleaver, Kathleen Neal (1945–) Coltrane, John (1926–1967) Combahee River Collective Committee for Unified Newark (1968–1976) Communist International and Black Power Cone, James Hal (1938–) Congress of African People (1970–1979) Congress of Racial Equality Council of Independent Black Institutions Counterintelligence Program Cuban Revolution (1953–1959) Cultural Nationalism Davis, Angela Yvonne (1944–) Deacons for Defense and Justice Douglas, Emory (1943–) Edwards, Harry (1942–) Electoral Politics and Black Power Fanon, Frantz (1925–1961) Forman, James (1928–2005) Fuller, Hoyt (1923–1981) Garvin, Victoria "Vicki" Ama (1915–2007) Giovanni, Nikki (1943–) Group on Advanced Leadership (1961–1965) Hampton, Fred, Sr. (1948–1969) Hare, Nathan (1933–) Hatcher, Richard (1933–) House of Umoja Institute of the Black World Jackson, George L. (1941–1971) Jackson, Jesse L., Sr. (1941–) Jackson, Maynard Holbrook (1938–2003) Jackson State Massacre (May 14, 1970) Johnson, Nelson (1943–) Karenga, Maulana (1941–) Kawaida Kennedy, Florynce "Flo" (1916–2000) King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929–1968) Kiswahili Kochiyama, Yuri (1921–2014) Koen, Charles E., Jr. (1945–) Kwanzaa Kwayana, Tchaiko (1937–2017) Last Poets League of Revolutionary Black Workers Lowndes County Freedom Organization Lumumba, Chokwe (1947–2014) Madhubuti, Haki (Don L. Lee) (1942–) Malcolm X (1925–1965) Malcolm X Liberation University Mallory, Mae (1927–2007) Mao Zedong (1893–1976) March Against Fear McKissick, Floyd B., Sr. (1922–1991) Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Moore, Carlos (1942–) Moore, "Queen Mother" Audley (1898–1997) National Black Economic Development Conference and the Black Manifesto National Black Feminist Organization National Black Political Assembly National Black United Fund, Inc. National Conference of Black Lawyers National Welfare Rights Organization Nation of Islam Neal, Larry (1937–1981) Newton, Huey P. (1942–1989) Obadele, Gaidi (Milton Henry) (1919–2006) Obadele, Imari A. (Richard Henry) (1930–2010) Ocean Hill–Brownsville Campaign for Community Control of Schools Olympic Project for Human Rights Operation Breadbasket Pan-Africanism Parks, Rosa (1913–2005) Police Brutality Political Prisoners and Exiles Political Prisoners of the Black Power Movement Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr. (1908–1972) Pratt, Geronimo ji-Jaga (1947–2011) Provisional Government of the Republic of New Africa Publications Religion and Black Power Reparations Revolutionary Action Movement Revolutionary Nationalism Richardson, Gloria (1922–) Ricks, Willie (1943–) Rodney, Walter (1942–1980) Sadaukai, Owusu (Howard Fuller) (1941–) Salaam, Kalamu ya (1947–) Sanchez, Sonia (1934–) Scott-Heron, Gil (1949–2011) Seale, Bobby (1936–) Shakur, Assata (1947–) Shakur, Mutulu (Jarel Williams) (1950–) Shields, Rudy (1931–1987) Sixth Pan-African Congress Smith, Barbara (1946–) Smith-Robinson, Ruby Doris (1942–1967) Stanford, Max (Muhammad Ahmad) (1941–) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Student Organization for Black Unity Students for a Democratic Society Sunni-Ali, Fulani (1948–2016) Toure, Askia (1938–) Towards a Black University Conference UHURU United Front, The Us Organization Vietnam War Waller, Joseph (Omali Yeshitela) (1941–) Walters, Ronald W. (1938–2010) Wattstax Williams, Mabel (1931–2014) Williams, Robert F. (1925–1996) Wright, Nathan, Jr. (1923–2005) About the Editors and Contributors Index

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An invaluable resource that documents the Black Power Movement by its cultural representation and promotion of self-determination and self-defense, and showcases the movement's influence on Black communities in America from 1965 to the mid-1970s.

About the Author

Karin L. Stanford, PhD, is professor of Africana studies at California State University, Northridge. Akinyele Umoja is a professor and chair of the Department of African-American Studies at Georgia State University. Jasmin A. Young is a historian of 20th-century African American history with specializations in women and gender.

Reviews

This outstanding portrait of a fascinating and influential chapter of American life is indispensable for any library serving those interested in African American studies, cultural studies, and race relations.
*Library Journal, Starred Review*

Umoja, Stanford, and Young, all prominent Africana studies scholars, gathered a wide range of contributors . . . bringing a balance of academic expertise and community activism to the clearly written, well-documented essays on people, places, and events in the Black Power Movement. . . . Historical perspective, updated information, cross references, and suggestions for further reading make the work valuable for both contemporary understanding and for providing a pathway to additional political and cultural research on the movement. Overview essays and an accurate, detailed index further the reference value. An excellent choice for high school, college, and public libraries.
*Booklist, Starred Review*

This attractive two-volume set is an ideal gateway for students who want to begin researching the people, events, and philosophies of the Black Power movement in the U.S. . . . Summing Up: Highly recommended for high school, college, and university libraries.
*Choice*

Excellent . . . this set is essential for U.S. cultural history collections.
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